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A Concerned Citizen: Remember the Immigrants
Hello:
My name is Imelda Garcia. I am a legal immigrant from Mexico, though I am not a citizen. I have been working in the fields of Andosciaville for ten years. That’s where I met my husband, Carlos. We have three children. For three years we lived in the tent city outside of the farming fields on the edge of Andosciaville, but last year we save up enough money to rent a small apartment. My husband worked in the fields and did janatorial work at night and on weekends. My children and I work in the fields during the week. We were able to build a good home.
Last week Carlos was arrested by ICE. There is a problem with his paperwork. We were told that his papers were not legitimate and that he was “illegal.” He was taken to a central Florida detention center and I fear for his safety. Because he has not been to work in a week he has lost his jobs. I cannot afford the apartment any more and will be evicted at the end of the month. I will have to live in the tent city with my children (one of my children is sick and does not grow enough).
I need your help. My husband and I have always worked. We do not qualify for welfare because we are not citizens and do not have a social security number.
Sincerely
Imelda Garcia
30. January 2009 at 04:09
Ok, im redoing this comment because I dont think it saved the first time.
First I have a few questions and then some thoughts as to how to cover such an issue.
1) Were both you and your husband legal immigrants before there was a problem with his papers?
2) Were your children legal citizens before he was arrested?
3)Are your children enrolled in school here?
4) When you worked in the fields were you working “under the table”?
If you answered “yes” to the first 3 and “no” to the last question, then I believe the following applies.
If such a thing were to happen then the country should take care of the actions and decisions it made. It should give some sort of help out to you as in a limited time of emergency shelter and health coverage to your kids until you can come to a desicion of how to get back on your feet, or until they figure out what will happen with your husband. To leave you in such a crisis is unmoral and if you were and are working and have legal kids then you should apply for some kind of emergency coverge. An abandoned mother with kids of legal citizenship should get what any other poor mother gets in america.